But while Mrs Crouch may be reluctant to leave London, she has agreed to join her husband in Staffordshire.

Stoke manager Tony Pulis told the Daily Mail: ‘I’ve spoken to Peter and he’s looking for a house up here and his wife is going to come with him.

‘It’s a smashing place to live and work. Five minutes in any direction – north, south, east or west – there is some of the most beautiful countryside in the country.’

The news is sure to please the fans who gathered outside the Britannia Stadium on transfer deadline day and chanted ‘we’ve got Abbey Clancy’ when Sky Sports News confirmed the Crouch deal had gone through.